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India successfully launches first synthetic aperture radar satellite (VIDEO)

Delhi, India - "This is not a spy satellite, but can do day and night surveillance"

Today April 26, 2012, the Indian launcher PSLV C19 delivered into orbit the first India's surveillance satellite equipped with microwave radar imaging systems. The satellite, RISAT-1, reached the orbit nearly 18 minutes after the launch. This satellite, which weighs almost 2 tons, is a remote sensing system with a synthetic aperture radar that can penetrate clouds and image Earth day and night. "this...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139945
Rome, Italy, 04/26/2012 10:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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